Boy George Guilty of Imprisoning Male Escort

British singer Boy George is facing a possible jail sentence after he was found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort at his home in London.

The former Culture Club frontman, real name George O’Dowd, was convicted of chaining Audun Carlsen to a hook in a bedroom at his east London apartment after suspecting him of tampering with his computer.

A jury at London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court returned the guilty verdict on Friday.

Judge David Radford told O’Dowd: “This is a case where custody is the more likely option.”

Norwegian Carlsen accused the singer of beating him with a metal chain as he tried to escape from the property. The model had earlier posed for naked photos at the apartment, but fell out with O’Dowd when the singer accused him of trying to get copies of the pictures from his computer.

O’Dowd admitted handcuffing Carlsen but claimed he had a legitimate reason to detain the model.